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So…I know, I haven't updated in ages. But, I've been pretty busy and I've been thinking a lot on this story, trying to make it better. So, I hope I'm excused. :3
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*Ally's P.O.V*
It was long after everyone had gone to bed, the sun had disappeared in the horizon and the fire we had lit up earlier was dim. Austin and I sat next to each-other on the beach, staring at the ocean. Despite the situation we were in, I found myself enjoying the moment.
We didn't talk for a long time. But it wasn't an awkward silence. We were both comfortable, just sitting next to each-other, our shoulders brushing slightly.
Austin blond hair seemed gold in the light of the twilight. His chocolate covered eyes were roaming in the distance. He seemed lost in his thoughts, and I wondered what was going through his mind. I've always longed to know what people are thinking, and I was even more curious about Austin.
"It's beautiful out here." His voice shocked me. I felt his eyes on me and I turned to look at him. He was smiling down at me, that warm smile of his that I had fallen in love with. "You can see the stars. You can hardly see them back in Miami. Due to the city lights, I suppose. I remember growing up in Colorado. You could see the stars clearly from there. My dad and I, we'd always camp outside and at night, we'd watch the stars for hours. And then, when I was 11, we moved to Miami so my brother could follow his dream. When we moved to the city, every night I'd want to see the stars, but they were never as bright. But here, I can see them again, just like I could when we were in Colorado. It's nice."
I watched him the whole time he spoke. His brows were furrowed and he seemed sad when he told me about his dad, so I wondered what had happened between them. But I knew I shouldn't push it. Yes, we'd become, dare I say, quite close since that time he had came to visit me in the nurse's office that time I had fainted, but I didn't think it was quite the time to ask about his personal life. I knew that if he wanted to, he'd eventually tell me himself.
Then, I remembered what he had said about his brother and an image of him wandered into my mind. "Wait…isn't your brother-"
Austin cut me off before I got to finish. "Yes, he is Rocky Lynch, the international pop-star everyone's in love with." His eyes clouded. "He's the one who made me who I am today, he's the one who forced me to be popular. After he set off on his world tour, everyone at school wanted to become friends with me and that annoyed me. It still does."
Gasping, I stared at him. "Wait…you don't like being popular? But every girl throws herself at you, and everybody wants to befriend you. You get all the attention in the world, and you're not happy?"
He shook his head. "Nah. Those aren't my real friends. In fact, they don't know anything about me. They only know my name, and that I have a famous brother. And that's all they care about, too. But I don't want people like that. I'd rather have one friend, but a true one. I do actually have one, his name is Dez. But I don't see him much. He went off to college a few months ago and now he's always busy, hardly ever has time for anything. But we still keep in touch. I can't afford to lose him. He's the only person I can actually trust, and my mom, of course. I love her, but she's really busy too. She's always working. A designer, she is. A great one, too. But she's constantly traveling around the country. I'm almost always home alone. When Dez was here, it didn't really matter. I didn't feel lonely, since he was always with me. But now…I don't have anyone."
I felt my heart thundering in my chest. This made me look at Austin from a whole new light. He wasn't really popular. I mean, he was, but he didn't belong with the populars. His brother did. And because of him, now Austin was miserable. I felt myself getting angry.
"I'm always here for you." I whispered to him as I took his hand. Austin glanced at me and smiled. Ah, that heart-warming smile again.
He squeezed my hand. "I know you are, Ally. That's why you mean so much to me. You're real, Ally. You aren't fake like all the other kids at school. You have a real personality and I happen to adore it."
I felt myself blushing as he leaned in closer. My mind raced back to the time he had kissed me when the ship was sinking. I remembered how amazing his lips had felt on mine and how the butterflies in my stomach had gone crazy.
But this time he didn't lean in for a kiss. He just sat there staring into my eyes. The weird part is, I didn't even get uncomfortable. In fact, I enjoyed staring into his eyes. They were beautiful, after all.
"You know, we'll probably be on this island forever."
Austin put a hand around my shoulder. "Well, forever is a long time, but I'd like to spend it with you."
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